Monthly Archives: June 2008

Still Standing Up, Presenting

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  This is part II of our most recent visit with Presentation Zen master Garr Reynolds.
  In part one we caught up with Garr, learned how the Presentation Zen book has
been doing, and heard all about his recent road trip.  Howard Cooperstein,
software designer and stand-up comic joined us for this episode, which
took an interesting swing into a discussion of humor in presentations
and the relationships between stand up comedy and stand up
presentations. 

If you haven’t heard part one, I suggest you
listen to it first, but that’s not absolutely essential.  It’s still
available at the Presentations Roundtable web site, or through iTunes,
Zune marketplace, or wherever you got this episode.

     

  The world of
stand-up comedy and stand-up presenting have some amazing parallels,
and the discussion produces some very interesting insights you can put
to use in your own presentations.

Mentioned in this episode:

Presentation Zen – The Blog
Presentation Zen – The Book
Sir Ken Robinson – TED Talk
Radio Lab WNYC
Don McMillian
Drennon Davis
Tim Lee

Temporarily Silent…


Update: The server is back – but I’m going to leave this notice up for a bit in case things go south again. 
In the meantime, the podcasts are back on-line.

  Thanks to
Marcel for letting us know there’s a problem with our media server.

Podcasts, the direct links, streaming and the RSS feeds will all be unavavailable while the problem gets fixed.

ETA: Hard to say exactly, but should be back later today. 

Apologies in the meantime.

-Ric

     

   Actually we have plenty to say, but apparently we’re going to be mute for a bit.       

The Zen of Stand-Up Presentations

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It’s officially summer, and time for the Presentations Roundtable to
come back from our spring hiatus. And what 
than to bring back one of our favorite people, Presentation Zen master
Garr Reynolds. 

We catch up with Garr, how the Presentation Zen book has been doing, some notes from his recent road trip, and hear some exciting news about the Presentation Zen movie.  Yes, that’s right, the Presentation Zen movie. Don’t believe it?  Listen!

And we’re very happy to bring fan favorite Howard Cooperstein back again to the mics.  Howard and I worked professionally together
for years, and continue to be best buds, so when you hear us talk a
little smack back and forth, don’t worry – we’re just having fun.  It’s
always great to have Howie around.

  Left to Right:
Garr Reynolds
Ric Bretschneider
Howard Cooperstein
   

As mentioned, the session
starts with a little catch-up on Garr’s activities, but then moves into
the very serious subject of humor in presentations and the
relationships between stand up comedy and stand up presentations.  It’s
a big conversation, so big I’m cutting this recording up into two
parts. 
Check back in a few days for part two, or subscribe through iTunes, Zune
Marketplace, or by clicking the Podcast RSS button on any Presentations
Roundtable web page.  It’s a terrific episode, enjoy this now and make sure to come back for part two. 
 -Ric

Mentioned in this episode:

Presentation Zen – The Blog
Presentation Zen – The Book
Presentation Zen on Flickr
Garr Reynolds Presents…
Richard Quest
Safari Books Online
Peachpit
New Riders